Toward a psychological explanation of near-death experiences: A response to Dr. Grosso's paper.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1981 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1981-1-2-p88-103. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Reductionism Psychodynamics Epistemology Psychological science Psychoanalysis Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 12 |
| Key points | Argues that psychological interpretations of NDEs remain viable and should not be prematurely dismissed. |
Abstract
From introduction: "Michael Grosso, in his elegant review of various hypotheses intended to explain near-death experiences as reductionistic and unable to account adequately for the NDE. The present paper is a restatement of the case for psychological interpretations of the NDE; it is intended to forestall the premature rejection of psychodynamic approaches to the study of NDEs."
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times | 1987 | Historical analysis | |
| Neuroscience and the Near-Death Experience: Roles for the NMSA-PCP receptor, the sigma receptor and the endopsychosins | 1990 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Implications of near-death experiences for a postmaterialist psychology. | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-death experiences between science and prejudice | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cited by 4
- Varieties of Near-Death Experience Psychiatry November 1, 1993
- The epidemiology and differential diagnosis of near-death experience. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry October 1, 1985
- The life review experience: Qualitative and quantitative characteristics. Consciousness and Cognition February 1, 2017
- The near-death experience as status passage. Social Science & Medicine (1967) 1990